A drone strike in Jordan killed three U.S. soldiers on Sunday, marking an escalation of attacks on U.S. forces in the Middle East. CERL Executive Board member General Joseph Votel discussed the importance of holding Iran to account and how the United States is likely to respond here (POLITICO), here (Newsweek), here (Washington Examiner), here (Fox News) and here (Breaking Defense).

General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.) is the former Commander of the U.S. Central Command. He is a Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security at the Middle East Institute and a member of the CERL Executive Board. Read his bio here.

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